mermaid - erinstblaine

02 Jan

Jellyfish Lanterns Light Sculpture Installation

Mermaid Glimmer’s Jellyfish Grotto 50 iridescent jellyfish hang silently over the heads of viewers. During the daytime the sunlight filters through the rainbow jellies, creating a beautiful play of light and shadow on the ground. At night, the jellies...

Art, artist, bar, beautiful, custom, decor, jelly, jellyfish, led, light, mermaid, ocean, retail, sacramento, theme, tiki, underwater

20 Sep

Lighting up the Mermaid Bar: New Projects at Dive Bar in Sacramento

Dive Bar is in the process of updating their decor, and have hired me for a couple different light installations. These portholes are the first project, and I have to say, they turned out pretty magical. I feel like...

Art, artist, bar decor, commission, led, light artist, mermaid, porthole

21 Jul

Glowing Mermaid Castle Musical Instrument – DIY Tutorial

I made a magical mermaid fairy fantasy castle out of recycled bottles. I am absolutely in love with it. Here’s a link to the build tutorial at Adafruit Learn System: https://learn.adafruit.com/glowing-bottle-castle-and-capacitive-touch-piano The bottles are sitting on top of a diy...

architecture, build, capacitive touch, castle, clay, craft, diy, fairy, gaudi, glowing, house, instrument, Make, mermaid, organ, piano, sand

23 Nov

Mermaid Adventures: Ariel Swimming in Hawaii with Dolphins

I’m not very good at relaxing. Every time I take a vacation I always seem to find a way to work. This month I took my new neoprene Ariel mermaid tail to Hawaii and did an underwater photo shoot with the...

ariel, cosplay, flounder, hawaii, images, kona, mermaid, neoprene, ocean, photo, photographer, tail, the little mermaid

19 Nov

Neoprene Ariel Mermaid Tail

I just finished making this gorgeous brand-new Ariel cosplay mermaid tail. (Awesome underwater photos here!) It’s made from neoprene and lots of paint with a custom made translucent monofin inside the fluke. I’ve been using this handmade Ariel tail for 3...

ariel, birthday party, cosplay, costume, entertainer, how to, Make, maker, mermaid, neoprene, ocean, paint, pool, sew, swim, tail

07 Jul

LED Mermaid Glimmer Upgrades

Mermaid Glimmer is the world’s only swimmable LED mermaid tail (as far as I know). She’s my pride and joy, and probably the most difficult and troublesome thing I’ve ever made. Creating an arduino controlled, battery operated illuminated costume...

arduino, book, diy, glimmer, glow, glowing, hire, how-to, led, light, mermaid, rebuild

02 Aug

Interview by 16Hertz about Mermaid Glimmer

Check it out! I was interviewed by 16 Hertz, a New York based web site and store focusing on bringing products to young and beginner-makers, getting them interested in arduino and LED makering. Interview with Mermaid Glimmer on 16...

arduino, costume, glimmer, led, maker, mermaid, submersible

23 May

Frozen Queen Elsa Mermaid Tail – How to, Part 2

The construction is all done on my Elsa Mermaid tail, and it’s time to make it PRETTY!(part one, construction, is here)I used Jones Tones sparkle paint in about 5 different shades of blue and silver. Elsa’s skirt fabric from...

3d printing, elsa, frozen, instructable, mermaid, neoprene, now, snowflakes, swimming, to

01 May

Frozen Queen Elsa Swimming Mermaid Neoprene Tail, and the Making of Same — Part 1

I got it into my head that I must have yet another swimming mermaid tail. I will not repeat the folly of taking on another Glimmer LED Swimming Mermaid project, but I did want to use tech, and I want something...

3d printing, cosplay, elsa, frozen, how-to make, mermaid, neoprene, snowflake, tail

10 Jul

Mermaid Glimmer 2.0: Recreating the LED Mermaid Tail

This year has been all about mermaids. I’m going on Bob and Malena’s Mermaid Portfolio Workshop to Centoes in Mexico in just a couple weeks, and I’m working day and night to be sure my LED tail is finished and robust...

android, arduino, fire, firepixie, glimmer, led, Make, mermaid, mexico, neopixel, pixie, swimming

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